MEASLES. “According to the New York State Department of Health measles update, New York has reported 25 confirmed measles cases in 2026, including six in New York City and 19 elsewhere in the state.”

MEASLES. “Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal has torn into Donald Trump’s new crusade against childhood vaccines.”.. ..”his proposed regimen isn’t based on rigorous science, or really any science at all…”

MEASLES. “In mid-August, colleagues and I will review the evidence and decide whether the U.S. has maintained measles elimination. In many ways, our roles bookend that history. Several of these colleagues helped lead the national effort that ended endemic measles transmission in 2000.”

MEASLES. “There was a shift in thought that ‘maybe I don’t need vaccines for things that I haven’t seen,’”…”The measles vaccine has in some ways become a victim of its own success; those who haven’t encountered measles before don’t understand why it needs to be prevented…”

MEASLES. “For all practical purposes measles has returned to the United States, both in terms of cases and hospitalizations, as well as two needless deaths.  We should expect our annual winter-spring surges of measles to get even worse in subsequent years.  And it won’t be just measles—pertussis is also returning, and other childhood infectious diseases might follow.””

MEASLES. “A series of health challenges – hantavirus, screwworm, Ebola, cyclospora, measles, whooping cough, bird flu – are exposing the widening gaps in America’s ability to prevent, identify and halt infectious disease outbreaks.”

MEASLES. “A quarter-century ago, the United States eliminated measles. Today, it’s effectively lost that status.”

MEASLES. “The Texas and Utah cases now sit at the center of an unusually technical — and politically fraught — question: whether the United States will lose its measles-free distinction.”

MEASLES. “We know now that “herd immunity” can fail. We also know how easily an outbreak can turn into a pandemic.”

NFD Measles Summit. …”to examine the escalating measles outbreak, analyze emerging clinical and epidemiological patterns, and develop new resources to help healthcare professionals nationwide respond to the growing public health challenge of measles occurring in their communities.”